Litigating Contract Disputes - Live at Your Desk

Introduction

This all new virtual classroom seminar with the latest cases, is aimed at equipping you with what you need to know about litigating contract disputes.

With an ambitious scope and case studies, it plunges the litigator into difficult scenarios and bear traps.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Elements of breach of contract
• Material breach of conditions - the remediable test explained after Bains v Arunvill Capital Ltd & Anor
• Repudiatory breach of the innominate after Valilas v Januzaj
• Notice traps after Arani & Ors v Cordic Group Ltd
• Affirmation and waiver - taking a step in the contract after Phones 4U Ltd (in administration) v EE Ltd
• Causation and remoteness - what is consequential loss after Star Polaris v HHIC-Phil
• How to quantify damages - expectation loss, reliance loss, Wrotham Park, gains-based damages or cost of cure?
• Limitation of liability - what can now be claimed and what is unreasonable under UCTA after CIS General Insurance v IBM
• Wrongful termination - new cases after Ark Shipping Co LLC -v- Silverburn Shipping (IoM) Ltd
• Mistake and rectification- the 4 categories doctrine after Daventry District Council v Daventry Housing Ltd
• Contract interpretation and declaratory relief: newest cases on corrective construction: MonSolar IQ Ltd v Woden Park Ltd
• Misrepresentation and mis-statement after Ali V Abbeyfield V.E. Limited
• Duress after Pakistan International Airline Corp v Times Travel (UK) Ltd
• Quantum meruit - the ‘obligation rule’ explained in Dargamo Holdings Ltd v Avonwick Holding Ltd
• Braganza and good faith - after Dwyer (UK) Franchising Ltd v Fredbar Ltd & Bartlett

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.